Shaving-brush



n THOMAS McMoNAGLnoF BATH, MAINE.

SHAVING-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Juine 212, 1920,

`Application filed July 2,1919. SeraI No. 308,200.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, THOMAS MoMoNAGLn, Y

a citizen of the United States, residing at Bath, in the county ofSagadahoc and State*A of Maine, haveinvented a new and usefulShaving-Brush, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shaving brushes, the object ofthe invention being to provide an improved brush of this characterhavingv means forsupplying water to the lather end of the brush.

' A further object of the invention is to provide a brush of thecharacter set forth and having means for heating the water before it issupplied to the lather.

With the foregoing and other objects in` ing` partv of thisspecification, igure l is a side elevation of my im.-

Y. proved brush; and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof, taken on the line 2 2 of Fig.1.

The same characters ofvref'erence designate the same parts in thedifferent figures A lof the drawings.

Referring t'o the drawings, the brush comprises a flexible cylindricalmember 2 provided with an y end-,closing member 3 in which the usualtu'ft of bristles 4 is secured in any suitable manner. The opposite endably leather. A small tube 6 extends lengthwise of the member 2centrally thereof and communicates with the'opening in the flexiblewasher 5, such tube being preferably tapered toward its opposite end andextending through the end member 3 of the cylinder 2 intoeomr'nunioation-with` a tube 7, preferably `of soft rubber, which isclosed at one end and provided 'with a plurality of small openings 8.

Threaded on the upper end of the member 2 is a cylindricalwater'receptacle 9, one end of which is closed by a bottom 10, from thecenter of `which extends a tube ll'p'rovided with a plurality of smallopenings 12. The open end of the tube 11' is adapted to pass through theWasher 5 into communication with the inner end of the tube 6.

A third cylindrical member 13 is adapted to have a tight fit at one endthereof on the closed end of the' member C its opposite end being turnedover to provide a small inwardly extending flange 14 adapted to retain awad of inflammable material 15, such as felt soaked in alcohol. The capmember 13 is provided with a plurality of air holes 16 around itscircumference.

When it is desired to. use the brush, the

.cylindrical receptacle 9 is removed from the member 2`and filled withwater and replaced.

lThel inflammable material carried by the cap 13 is then ignited, andwhen the water in the receptacle is sufficiently heated thebrush isready 'for use. A slight pressure-of the thumb and 'forefinger on themember 2will flex thewasher 5 so that the water inthe re-l ceptaele 9will flow through the openings 12 f.

and down the tube 6, to the bristles.

whiie I have described in. detail the 'gmcture herein illustrated, it isto be understood that Ido not thereby limit my invention to the precisefeatures of construction shown,

as I am aware that many mechanical changes and modifications may be madetherein without departing from the spirit and scope of 'the invention asset forth in the claims hereto appended. v

Having thus described my invention, what I`claim is:

J1. In a shaving brush, a flexible cylindrical member, a brush carriedby one extremity thereof, a water receptacle supported at the other endof the flexible resilient cylindrical member, means for providingcommunication between the water receptacle and brush, a flexible washerclosing the last named end of the cylindrical member, whereby movementof the side walls of the vflexible. cylindrical member causes a movementof the washer to force fluid to flow to the brush.

2. In a shaving brush, a flexible cylindri'- cylindrical member, anapertured tube ex- In testimony that I claim the foregong tendlngr fromthe Water receptacle, means as my own, I have hereto affixed my slgnuforprovldlng eommunleatlon between the ture 1n the presence of twoW1tnesses.

apertured tube und the brush, means ac- THOMAS MCMONAGLE. tuated by theWalls of the cylindrical IneIn- Ttnessesr ber for causing fluid to flowthrough the JAMES THORPE,

apertures and to the brush. I K CHARLES H. OLIVER.

